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Ref: HW/3/1/1Title: Education Act Date: 1944Author: N/AExtent: One pamphlet, (107.pp)Scope and Content: A copy of chapter 31 of the Education Act of 1944. It is structured into five parts each part dealing with a specific theme. Part one deals with the effects of the Act on central administration; part two relates to the statutory system of education; part three with independent schools; part four with the general principles of the act to be observed by Local Education Authorities; and part five gives supplementary notes supporting the earlier parts.

Ref: HW/3/1/2Title: Education ActDate: 1946Author: N/AExtent: One pamphlet (18.pp)Scope and Content: Pamphlet is arranged into fifteen sections each dealing with a separate theme: 1. enlargement of controlled schools; 2. division of a single school into two or more schools; 3. Maintenance of voluntary schools; 4. letting or hiring of school premises other than school buildings and definition of school buildings; 5. powers of local education authorities to provide temporary assistance for voluntary schools; 6. power of local education authorities to execute work for the purposes of controlled schools; 7. additional provisions relating to religious worship; 8. provisions for avoiding broken terms; 9. additional powers to provide clothing; 10. qualification of teachers for membership of local authorities and their committees; 11. traveling expenses; 12. compensation for certain officers of county councils; 13. additional provisions relating to local administration; 14. miscellaneous amendments of enactments; and 15. expenses.

Ref: HW/3/1/3Title: The Pupils Registration RegulationsDate: 1948Author: N/AExtent: One pamphlet (4.pp)Scope and Content: Provides a list of regulations concerning the registration of pupils and the monitoring of their attendance. Sub-sections deal with such things as method of making entries, preservation of registers, deletions from admissions registers, and inspection of registers.

Ref: HW/3/1/4Title: Education (Miscellaneous Provisions)Date: 1948Author: Not knownExtent: One pamphlet (20.pp) & hand-written note Scope and Content: Structured into thirteen parts: 1. provisions as to transfer of powers conferred by the charitable trusts act; 2. extension of the endowed schools acts to education generally; 3. allocation between primary and secondary education of children between ten and twelve years old; 4. provisions as to pupils becoming registered pupils at schools; 5. amendment and consolidation of enactments as to provision of clothing; 6. recruitment to local education authority of cost of providing education for persons not belonging to the area; 7. amendments as to modifying the requirement of conformity to prescribed standards as to premises of schools; 8. cancellation of report that a child is incapable of receiving education owing to disability of mind; 9. presumption of age in proceedings to enforce attendance at school; 10. provisions as to power of local education authorities to acquire land by agreement; 11. miscellaneous amendments and repeals; 12. provisions as to regulations; 13. expenses. Also included is a hand-written note enTitled General Principle.

Ref: HW/3/1/5Title: Employment and Training ActDate: 1948Author: N/AExtent: One pamphlet (16. pp)Scope and Content: arranged into three parts: the first deals with the functions of the Minister of Education as to employment services for school leavers; the second provides details as regards the newly created youth employment service; and the third provides supplementary notes to the other two parts.

Ref: HW/3/1/6Title: The Pupils Registration RegulationsDate: 1956Author: N/AExtent: One pamphlet (4.pp)Scope and Content: Provides a list of regulations concerning the registration of pupils and the monitoring of their attendance. Sub-sections deal with such things as method of making entries, preservation of registers, deletions from admissions registers, and inspection of registers.

Ref: HW/3/1/7Title: Education Act, Chapter 12.Date: 1962Author: N/AExtent: One pamphlet (14.pp)Scope and Content: Arranged into five sections: 1. awards and grants by local education authorities and minister of Education in England and Wales; 2. grants and other payments by education authorities; 3. consequential variation of general grants; 4. school leaving dates; and 5. supplementary provisions.

Ref: HW/3/2/1Title: Scales of Salaries for Teachers in Primary and Secondary Schools Date: 1956Author: N/AExtent: One bound report (64.pp)Scope and Content: The Burnham Committee report provides detailed information on the following topics: (a) general description of the categories of teachers and schools to which the scales salaries are applicable; (b) equal pay increment; (c) scales for qualified teachers; (d) scales for unqualified assistant teachers; (e) additions to the scales of unqualified teachers; (f) scales for temporary teachers; (g) additions to the scales for temporary teachers; (h) salaries of qualified head teachers; (j) salaries of unqualified head teachers; (k) allowances for deputy head teachers; (l) allowances for heads of departments; (m) additional payments for teachers holding graded posts (n) miscellaneous provisions relating to allowances for teaching staff; (o) allowances to mitigate hardship to teachers; and (p) general operation of scales.

Ref: HW/3/2/2Title: Scales of Salaries for Teachers in Primary and Secondary SchoolsDate: 1959Author: N/AExtent: One bound report (65.pp) & supplementary pamphlet Scope and Content: The Burnham Committee report provides detailed information on the following topics: (a) general description of the categories of teachers and schools to which the scales salaries are applicable; (b) equal pay increment; (c) scales for qualified teachers; (d) scales for unqualified assistant teachers; (e) additions to the scales of unqualified teachers; (f) scales for temporary teachers; (g) additions to the scales for temporary teachers; (h) salaries of qualified head teachers; (j) salaries of unqualified head teachers; (k) allowances for deputy head teachers; (l) allowances for heads of departments; (m) additional payments for teachers holding graded posts (n) miscellaneous provisions relating to allowances for teaching staff; (o) allowances to mitigate hardship to teachers; and (p) general operation of scales. Also included is a supplementary pamphlet entitled Salaries in the Teaching Profession. It contains the main features of the various new salary scales for teachers operating from October 1959.

Ref: HW/3/2/3Title: Scales of Salaries for Teachers in Primary and Secondary SchoolsDate: 1961Author: N/AExtent: One bound reportScope and Content: The Burnham Committee report provides detailed information on the following topics: (a) general description of the categories of teachers and schools to which the scales salaries are applicable; (b) equal pay increment; (c) scales for qualified teachers; (d) scales for unqualified assistant teachers; (e) additions to the scales of unqualified teachers; (f) scales for temporary teachers; (g) additions to the scales for temporary teachers; (h) salaries of qualified head teachers; (j) salaries of unqualified head teachers; (k) allowances for deputy head teachers; (l) allowances for heads of departments; (m) additional payments for teachers holding graded posts (n) miscellaneous provisions relating to allowances for teaching staff; (o) allowances to mitigate hardship to teachers; and (p) general operation of scales.

Ref: HW/3/2/4Title: Scales of Salaries for Teachers in Primary and Secondary SchoolsDate: 1965Author: N/AExtent: One bound report (68.pp)Scope and Content: The Burnham Committee report provides detailed information on the following topics: (a) general description of the categories of teachers and schools to which the scales salaries are applicable; (b) equal pay increment; (c) scales for qualified teachers; (d) scales for unqualified assistant teachers; (e) additions to the scales of unqualified teachers; (f) scales for temporary teachers; (g) additions to the scales for temporary teachers; (h) salaries of qualified head teachers; (j) salaries of unqualified head teachers; (k) allowances for deputy head teachers; (l) allowances for heads of departments; (m) additional payments for teachers holding graded posts (n) miscellaneous provisions relating to allowances for teaching staff; (o) allowances to mitigate hardship to teachers; and (p) general operation of scales.

Ref: HW/3/2/5Title: Scales of Salaries for Teachers in Primary and Secondary SchoolsDate: 1967Author: N/AExtent: One bound report (68. pp)Scope and Content: The Burnham Committee report provides detailed information on the following topics: (a) general description of the categories of teachers and schools to which the scales salaries are applicable; (b) equal pay increment; (c) scales for qualified teachers; (d) scales for unqualified assistant teachers; (e) additions to the scales of unqualified teachers; (f) scales for temporary teachers; (g) additions to the scales for temporary teachers; (h) salaries of qualified head teachers; (j) salaries of unqualified head teachers; (k) allowances for deputy head teachers; (l) allowances for heads of departments; (m) additional payments for teachers holding graded posts (n) miscellaneous provisions relating to allowances for teaching staff; (o) allowances to mitigate hardship to teachers; and (p) general operation of scales.

CONTENTScope and content/abstract: File consists of administrative memoranda issued by the Ministry of Education to Schools in England and Wales

DESCRIPTION NOTESDate(s) of descriptions: May, 2007

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Ref: HW/3/3/1Title: Y Beibl CymraegDate: 1938Author: Not knownExtent: One leafletLanguage: English; Welsh.Scope and Content: Provides a series of suggestions to teachers for the celebration of St Davids day centered around the anniversary of Bishop William Morgans translation of the Bible into Welsh.

Ref: HW/3/3/2Title: Registers and Records in Primary and Secondary SchoolsDate: 11/10/1948Author: Not knownExtent: One leafletScope and Content: Outlines the requirements of each school to take records of all its pupils and provides information on how best to do this.

Ref: HW/3/3/3Title: Youth EmploymentDate: 1949Author: Not knownExtent: One leafletScope and Content: Provides guidance to teachers regarding their responsibilities to furnish their pupils with the vocational skills necessary for post-school employment.

Ref: HW/3/3/5Title: Choice of SchoolsDate: 23/8/1950Author: Not knownExtent: One leafletScope and Content: Deals with the question of transport and the payment of tuition fees at non-maintained schools.

Ref: HW/3/3/6Title: School Health ServiceDate: 25/8/1953Author: Not knownExtent: One leafletScope and Content: Provides information on the education provision for disabled pupils.

Ref: HW/3/3/7Title: Examinations in Secondary SchoolsDate: 9/7/1955Author: Not knownExtent: One leafletScope and Content: Considers the role of external examinations in helping pupils in secondary schools to do their best work and to leave school with credentials indicating achievement and promise.

Ref: HW/3/3/8Title: Schools and Commonwealth AffairsDate: 10/9/1955Author: Not knownExtent: One leafletScope and Content: Intention of this circular is to draw attention to United Nations Day and to provide suggestion on how to take full advantage of the day for educating secondary school pupils.

Ref: HW/3/3/9Title: Deferment of Students at Universities Date: 13/4/1956Author: Not knownExtent: One leafletScope and Content: provides guidance to teachers for the arrangements of deferment and release of students in the academic year 1956-57.

Ref: HW/3/3/10Title: School Registers and RecordsDate: 10/5/1956Author: Not known Extent: One leafletScope and Content: The main purpose of this memorandum is to simplify the ministrys requirements for the keeping of Attendance Registers and to leave greater discretion to local education authorities over the manner of marking them.

Ref: HW/3/3/11Title: Schools and Commonwealth AffairsDate: 26/9/1956Author: Not knownExtent: One leafletScope and Content: Sets out the sources of information available to teachers in connection with the celebration of United Nations Day.

Ref: HW/3/3/12Title: Transfer Scholarship SchemeDate: 6/6/1957Author: Not knownExtent: One leafletScope and Content: Circular notifying teachers that the universities of Birmingham, Bristol, and Sheffield have each accepted the endowment of three scholarships which will become available at the beginning of the academic year 1957/8

Ref: HW/3/3/13Title: Termination of Employment of Teachers Date: 25/2/1958Author: Not knownExtent: One leafletScope and Content: Gives guidance on the action to be taken by head teachers upon the occasion of a teachers termination or suspension of employment owing to reasons of ill health

Ref: HW/3/3/15Title: Access to SchoolsDate: 24/4/1958Author: Not knownExtent: One leafletScope and Content: Memorandum describes the policy and the procedures which it is recommended should be followed in dealing with requests from outside bodies which wish to interest pupils in maintained and assisted schools in careers

Ref: HW/3/3/16Title: Use of Radioactive Substances in SchoolsDate: 24/10/1958Author: Not known Extent: One leafletScope and Content: Memorandum providing the views of the Minister for Education regarding the use of x-ray equipment in schools. The minister thinks that such work is more appropriate to university college courses, but appreciates that some schools would ant to introduce it at the secondary level. Has reservations regarding pupils safety, however.

Ref: HW/3/3/17Title: The School Meals Service and the TeachersDate: 20/3/1959Author: G.H. Flemming Extent: One leafletScope and Content: Provides outline of the history of school meals service and proposals to further develop such services over the coming years.

Ref: HW/3/3/18Title: The Schools and the CommonwealthDate: 27/4/1959Author: B.B. ThomasExtent: One leafletScope and Content: Provides guidance notes to teachers of how best to emphasize the significance of the commonwealth in Britains history and future.

Ref: HW/3/3/19Title: Schools and International AffairsDate: 30/9/1959Author: B.B. ThomasExtent: One leafletScope and Content: Recognizes and seeks to channel the growing demand from local education authorities to increase the number of international issues covered by the curriculum in an effort to create amongst pupils a sense of world citizenship.

Ref: HW/3/3/20Title: Interchange of Teachers with Overseas CountriesDate: 30/9/1959Author: Not known Extent: One leafletScope and Content: Provides information on the revised rates of payment to assistants and interchange teachers from Europe, 1959-60; and gives an overview of the various opportunities for schools to appoint teachers from abroad.

Ref: HW/3/3/21Title: General Certificate of EducationDate: 18/2/1960Author: Not known Extent: One leafletScope and Content: Provides the contact details of all those Examining Bodies who have been fully recognized by the Minister of Education as of equal status for the purposes of the General Certificate of Education.

Ref: HW/3/3/22Title: State Scholarships for Mature StudentsDate: 19/9/1960Author: B.B. ThomasExtent: One leafletScope and Content: Provides full guidance on the scholarships available to mature students who wish to pursue a General Certificate of Education.

Ref: HW/3/3/23Title: Discontinuance of G.C.E. Supplemental and Technical State ScholarshipsDate: 8/2/1961Author: Not known Extent: One leafletScope and Content: Announces the decision of the Anderson \committee that, in the light of the recent developments of the awards system and their recommendations about the qualifications for enTitlements to an award from public funds which the government have already accepted, State scholarships as such no longer serve any essential purpose and shall therefore be discontinued.

Ref: HW/3/3/24Title: The Old Order and the NewDate: 23/2/1961Author: B.B. Thomas Extent: One leafletScope and Content: Guidance on the governments proposals for a major reconstruction of the system of courses for students in the technical colleges of England and Wales.

Ref: HW/3/3/25Title: Industrial Safety and the Education ServiceDate: 11/9/1961Author: Not known Extent: One leafletScope and Content: Provides governmental guidance on safety precautions to be taken by schools and safety training so that those pupils leaving school to work in industry have the necessary basic knowledge

Ref: HW/3/3/26Title: The Child Who Uses a Hearing Aid Date: September, 1961Author: Not known Extent: One leafletScope and Content: Informs teachers of the proper use of hearing aids and the ways to get the best possible use out of them for the benefit of pupils with impaired hearing.

Ref: HW/3/3/27Title: Training of TeachersDate: 14/3/1962Author: Not known Extent: One leafletScope and Content: Memorandum announcing the decision of the Ministry of Education to include additional one-year teacher training courses in educational psychology. Then outlines the conditions by which a prospective trainee teacher may apply for the course.

Ref: HW/3/3/28Title: Student AwardsDate: 18/4/1962Author: B.B. ThomasExtent: One leaflet (four pages)Scope and Content: Pamphlet specifically relates to the changes heralded by the Education Act of 1962 regarding awards to students. The leaflet then goes on to discuss the newly reduced number of school leaving dates over the course of the school year and the positive impact this will have for pupils education.

Ref: HW/3/3/29Title: Vocational EducationDate: 24/8/1962Author: B.B. Thomas Extent: One pamphlet (19 pages)Scope and Content: Recognizes the importance of providing less academically able pupils with the necessary skills with which to secure employment post-qualification.

Ref: HW/3/3/30Title: International Affairs Date: 18/9/1962Author: J. BrookExtent: One leafletScope and Content: Provides a list of sources of material and information for the use of schools when preparing to mark the occasion of significant international days of celebration.

Ref: HW/3/3/31Title: Vocational CoursesDate: 25/10/1962Author: B.B. Thomas Extent: One leaflet (two pages)Scope and Content: Memorandum summarizing the recommendations of the recent report by the National Advisory Council on Art Education which is chiefly concerned that existing courses are developed in such a way as to cater for the needs of those students who wish to pursue employment openings in commercial/industrial art world.

Ref: HW/3/3/32Title: Diplomas in Applied BiologyDate: 28/3/1963Author: Not known Extent: One leafletScope and Content: Informing teachers that the Ministry of Education has decided to institute a scheme for Higher National Certificates and Diplomas in Applied Biology which will replace the present arrangements for the teaching of biology.

Ref: HW/3/3/33Title: Certificate of EducationDate: 23/5/1963Author: B.B. Thomas Extent: One leaflet (3 pages)Scope and Content: Circular informing teachers that in light of the recommendations made in recently commissioned reports the Minister of Education has decided that a system of single subject examinations should be established and taken by pupils at the end of their secondary school education. The new system is to be administered by independent regional examining boards established for the purpose.

Ref: HW/3/3/34Title: Teaching in the CommonwealthDate: 28/1/1964Author: Elwyn Davies Extent: One leaflet (3 pages)Scope and Content: Aims to encourage newly qualified teachers  especially in the core subjects of English, Maths, Science  to emigrate to those countries of the commonwealth in which professionally qualified teachers are in dangerously short supply.

Ref: HW/3/3/35Title: Educational Broadcasting Date: 24/2/1964Author: Elwyn Davies Extent: One leaflet (4 pages)Language: English/WelshScope and Content: Informs teachers of the advantages for education offered by the expansion of BBC broadcasting services with the introduction of BBC2. The channel is intended to provide educational programmes and documentaries in which Wales will strongly feature.

Ref: HW/3/3/36Title: Teachers in Overseas countriesDate: 23/3/1964Author: Not known Extent: One leafletScope and Content: Memorandum to teachers that the teaching exchange programme is to remain under the overall guidance responsibility of the Ministry of Education and that the ministry will continue to determine the financial conditions applicable to the exchange scheme.

Ref: HW/3/3/37Title: Language Courses for BusinessesDate: 26/3/1965Author: Not known Extent: One leafletScope and Content: Information on language learning provision for languages other than those of French, German, Italian, Spanish and Russian provided by business firms for the benefit of pupils.

Ref: HW/3/3/38Title: Visits to Commonwealth CountriesDate: 19/1/1966Author: Not known Extent: One leafletScope and Content: Circular reminding schools of the forthcoming visit of the Queen to Commonwealth countries in the Caribbean area and suggests that schools might want their pupils to follow the progress of the five-week tour as a means of covering the commonwealth studies requirement of the curriculum.

Ref: HW/3/3/39Title: Commonwealth DayDate: 14/3/1966Author: Not known Extent: One leafletScope and Content: Circular informing teachers that the Queen wishes that in future years Commonwealth Day should be celebrated in this country on her official birthday. This will mean that this year Commonwealth Day will occur on Saturday and will therefore mean that it cannot be celebrated in schools. It is, however, hoped that schools will continue to find suitable opportunities to educate pupils in the history of the Commonwealth.

Ref: HW/3/3/40Title: Courses in Further EducationDate: 6/6/1966Author: Not known Extent: One leaflet (3 pages)Scope and Content: Sets out to provide information on the arrangements for the provision of information to help late applicants for full-time advanced courses in technical and commercial colleges and seeks the co-operation of local education authorities in meeting the needs of applicants.

Ref: HW/3/3/42Title: Asbestos ThreatDate: 18/7/1967Author: Not known Extent: One leaflet (2 pages)Scope and Content: Speaks of the dangers presented to pupils by the existence of asbestos; asks local education authorities to carefully regulate the use of asbestos products within all types of educational establishments.

Ref: HW/3/3/43Title: Corporal PunishmentDate: 2/1/1968Author: Elwyn Davies Extent: One leafletScope and Content: Provides a direct quote from a speech made by the Secretary of State for Education in respect of the governments position on the use of corporal punishment in schools.

Ref: HW/3/3/44Title: Physical Education in SchoolsDate: Not known Author: Not known Extent: One leafletScope and Content: Draws attention to the care needed when using certain PE equipment in school and the importance of teachers undergoing training in the proper and safe use of the equipment.

Ref: HW/3/3/45Title: Decimal CurrencyDate: 27/2/1968Author: Not known Extent: One leafletScope and Content: Announcing that the full advice of the Schools Council on the curricular implications of the proposed change to a decimal currency and to a metric system of weights and measures will shortly be available.

Ref: HW/3/3/46Title: Work ExperienceDate: 19/6/1969Author: Not known Extent: One leaflet (2 pages)Scope and Content: Circular which seeks to remind local education authorities of the relevant legal provisions which affect the participation of pupils in work placement schemes.

Ref: HW/3/3/47Title: National Youth Orchestra of WalesDate: 18/2/1970Author: Leslie JonesExtent: One leafletLanguage: English/WelshScope and Content: Reminds teachers that the year 1970 marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the founding of the National Youth Orchestra of Wales. It is hoped that schools will celebrate this on St Davids Day.

Ref: HW/3/3/48Title: Teacher Exchange with EuropeDate: 12/1/1972Author: Not known Extent: One leaflet (3 pages)Scope and Content: Announcement of a new scheme which aims to encourage teachers of modern languages to travel to the country of the language they teach as a means of keeping up to date with modern linguistic usage and the cultural life of that country.

Ref: HW/3/3/49Title: Royal VisitDate: 31/1/1972Author: Not known Extent: One leafletScope and Content: Provides an itinerary of the forthcoming visit of the Queen to Asia and suggests that it might be worth teachers using the tour for educational purposes.

Ref: HW/3/3/50Title: Visual Arts in Wales Date: 23/2/1972Author: Leslie Jones Extent: One leaflet (4 pages)Language: English/WelshScope and Content: Seeks to raise teacher awareness to the cultural and educative value of native Welsh art and suggests that schools make good use of Wales artistic heritage by making it the theme of this years St Davids Day celebrations.

Ref: HW/3/3/51Title: Teacher ExchangeDate: 5/4/1972Author: D.A. Routh Extent: One pageScope and Content: Notes concerning administrative changes in the operation of the recently announced expanded scheme of exchanges with France and Germany for teachers of modern languages.

Ref: HW/3/3/52Title: Reorganization of Local GovernmentDate: 16/1/1973Author: W.D. Pile & L. JonesExtent: One leaflet (10 pages)Scope and Content: The proposed reorganization of local government has implications for schools in so far as the new local education authority boundaries will cross what were previously the boundaries of a single authority which in some cases will mean that schools will for the first time serve the population of more than one authority

CONTENTScope and content/abstract: File consists of pamphlets relating to general issues of education

DESCRIPTION NOTESDate(s) of descriptions: May, 2007

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Ref: HW/3/4/1Title: The New Secondary EducationDate: 1947 (reprinted 1951) Author: N/AExtent: One pamphletScope and Content: Ministry of Education pamphlet number 9 providing information for teachers concerning the effects on secondary education of the passing of the Education Act of 1944. Specifically provides information on grammar, modern and technical school education.

Ref: HW/3/4/2Title: Memorandum on the Closure of Schools Date: 1956Author: N/AExtent: One pamphletScope and Content: Provides information on the medical and administrative action to be taken in the event of closure of a school from widespread outbreak of infectious illness.

Ref: HW/3/4/3Title: Educational ResearchDate: 2/2/1965Author: N/AExtent: One pamphletScope and Content: Provides information concerning the opportunities provided by the Department of Education into education research and grants available. Also gives a list of research projects accepted for grant by the Department of Education in 1965.

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